Past life sage: This life a dual cultivator

The terrifying battle came to a halt after the Devil God's declaration. Fu Deming stopped attacking and turned his head to look at the southern direction.

"These bastards are deliberately late but I have to tolerate them because our Xuantian sect really needs their help at this moment", he thought to himself.

"Devils, pray to heaven that nothing happen to Hu Tao. If he can't recover, I will slaughter each one of you with my own hands", Fu Deming spoke as he looked towards the devil generals. He didn't care whether devils understood him or not but he was serious about the threat that he had just mentioned. Hu Tao was a pillar of their Xuantian sect. So, he would get revenge if Hu Tao couldn't recover from his soul injury.

"There is no point in staying here. I am leaving", he declared. He took a look at the devil god before vanishing from his place. Fu Deming was aware that he couldn't stop the devil god if he wanted to leave. So, he abandoned the battle to attain to the injury of Hu Tao.

"Arrange a good sacrifice for me after I stabilize this spatial tunnel", the devil god spoke. He turned into an illusory shadow and flew inside the spatial crack. The battle suspended for the time being after the leaders of both side left. An unusual calmness fell upon the battlefield but the calmness was short-lived. 

Suddenly, a rhythmic sound broke the silence as the cultivators and the devils looked towards the distance. The sound was faint at first but gradually, it became quite clear. It was the sound of hooves beating against the earth.

 Multiple powerful auras surged forth, sending a shockwave across the entire battlefield. The tribulation realm experts of the Xuantian sect let out sigh of relief after they saw the approaching army with their soul consciousness. "Thanks god, the imperial army is here", they murmured among themselves.

A sea of armored warriors emerged, their armor gleaming under the sunlight. They were riding qilin horses, a special kind of magical beast known for their speed and swiftness on land.

The ground shook under the thunderous march of the Imperial army. At their forefront was a man adorned in white armor, a majestic aura radiating from him. He was general Huang, the leader of the Qilin division of the imperial army. He was known for his indomitable strength and strategic prowess.

As the Imperial army neared the battlefield, an excited expression appeared on many cultivators' faces. 'We can finally crush the devil army', they thought in their heads. The human cultivators found renewed vigor to fight, their spirits uplifted by the arrival of reinforcements. Even Ying Chao had a small smile on his face as he looked towards the imperial army.

Meanwhile, Zhan Chen was quietly observing the entire scene from a distance. His facial expression was calm, but his mind was in turmoil. 'To think that our Seven sea planet is only an abandoned planet', he thought to himself with shock and disbelief in his heart.

After returning from the devils' side, he looked into the memory of two enslaved generals. There were many shocking truth and realisation came to his mind after he skimmed through their memories.

According to the devils, the Seven sea planet was nothing more than an abandoned planet in the vast cosmos. It was a small planet which had no connection with any powerful planets or the forces from the immortal realm. If it was not for the opening of the Archaic palace, the Abhorst empire would not have bothered to attack such a insignificant world.

'The power of the Abhorst empire is shocking. At least thirty five known sages! That is too big a force for the Northern desert continent. The true concern was the Archaic palace, not this devil invasion. Many forces will descend after the Archaic palace show itself', Zhan Chen thought to himself.

'At most two months remain untill the opening of the Archaic palace. I need to be prepared. Otherwise, I can't even do anything if true experts cause trouble for my loved ones', he further thought.

A dazzling signal appeared in the sky and Zhan Chen knew it was the time to retreat. The Xuantian sect elders had decided to call back the disciples after the imperial army arrived.

"Let's go back. We will see what the elders have to say", Zhan Chen spoke to his group members. The Xuantian sect disciples retreted orderly under the leadership of their group captains.

"Everyone, it is impossible to stop the devils entirely. No one knows when another spatial crack will open up and another group of devils attack us", general Huang from the imperial army spoke. He was discussing the prevailing situation with the Xuantian sect elders.

"General Huang, how do you want us to proceed then?", Ying Chao asked. He knew general Huang was a good strategist. So, he wanted to hear his opinion regarding the battle with the devils.

"I think protecting the city should be our priority. Devils will occupy this region if the Yellow stone city got defeated. So, our focus should be at bolstering the city's defence. Moreover, devils are now gathered together. If we don't attack them, they will eventually spread apart. That will be the chance for us to ambush some of their leaders", general Huang spoke. Ying Chao nodded his head in agreement after listening to the proposal of general Huang.

"General, your idea sounds feasible to me. That way, we can conserve most of our man power. I will discuss your idea with our emperor realm experts. If they agrees to it, we can implement your idea", Ying Chao spoke.

"Zhan Chen, do you want to visit senior Deming?", Ying Chao sent a mental message to Zhan Chen. 

Zhan Chen raised his head and looked towards the experts floating in the sky. He saw Ying Chao was looking towards him. He nodded his head as he wanted to know what happened to the peak master of the Martial peak. Moreover, he was curious to learn the next strategy that Xuantian sect was going to adopt.

"General Huang, excuse me. I have to leave for discussing the matter with my seniors", Ying Chao spoke. He flew downward and took Zhan Chen along with him.

There were total three emperors present inside the city lord's palace. Fu Deming had a frown on his face as he kept channeling his soul energy into Hu Tao's body.

"Finally stabilized!", he spoke with a hint a tiredness in his eyes. He turned to look towards the gate where Ying Chao and Zhan Chen was waiting.

"Ying Chao, Zhan Chen, both of you can enter", he spoke while wiping the sweat drops from his forehead.

Both Ying Chao and Zhan Chen greeted Fu Deming and the peak master of the Earth peak after entering the main hall. Both of their eyes were drawn towards Hu Tao who was lying unconscious on a bed.

"Senior Deming, how is senior Tao? Is there any danger to his life?", Ying Chao enquired.